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True or false! Did the Russians bring an animal into space?
True. There were several dogs launched into orbit.
100
The Earth is also known as the __________ planet. A: Green B: Brown C: Blue
Earth is called the blue planet because 70% of the surface of the Earth is covered with water.
100
The closest object to Earth in space is __________ .
The Moon!
100
True or false? Can you escape a black hole?
False. Black holes suck in everything in their path.
100
How long does it take light to travel from our Sun to Earth? a) 4 seconds b) 4 minutes c) 4 hours
A: b), 4 minutes.
200
What is Neil Armstrong’s birthday? a) July 4, 1776 b) February 29, 1903 c) August 5, 1930
c) August 5, 1930
200
True or false? Is the planet Mercury named after the god of agriculture?
False. Mercury is named after a Roman messenger. Messengers are fast and Mercury is the fastest planet around the sun.
200
What happens in a solar eclipse?
The moon blocks the sunlight from reaching the Earth.
200
True or false? There are asteroids outside of the asteroid belt.
True. There are lots of asteroids in the asteroid belt but they are found all over.
200
Our solar system is called __________ A) Milky Way B) Joe C) Mars bar
Milky Way.
300
What is the Russian word for an astronaut?
It's "cosmonaut", spelled космонавт in the Russian alphabet.
300
Fill in the blanks with planets: ________ is larger than ________
For instance, Jupiter is larger than Mercury.
300
Fill in the blank! The gravitational force of the Moon and the ________ cause the rising and falling of the sea levels.
The sun.
300
True or false? Does electro-magnetic radiation get sucked into a black hole?
True. Everything gets sucked into a black hole.
300
What makes the sun rise in the east and set in the west? A: The sun’s movement B: The Earth’s movement C: I forgot to close my umbrella.
The answer is A: The Earth’s movement. The sun doesn’t move, the Earth orbits around the sun.
400
Was the Voyager 1 spacecraft launched in: a) 1849 b) 1977 c) 2000
A: b). The Voyager 1 spacecraft is now 10.8 billion miles away from the sun. Voyager 1 is the farthest human made thing from Earth.
400
Fill in the blanks! Why is _______ called a red planet? a) Mercury b) Mars c) Saturn
Mars is the red planet.
400
Q: Does one pound of feathers weigh more on the moon than on Earth?
No. One pound is one pound everywhere.
400
Which of the following pieces of junk have been found floating around the Earth: a) Glove b) Camera c) Garbage bags d) Toothbrush e) old satellites
All of the above! Space junk is a big problem.
400
Are there any other solar systems with planets besides ours? A) Yes B) No C) Scientists are not sure yet
Astronomers aren’t 100 percent sure, but most think so. But even if they find planets in a far away galaxy, the planets might not have any life on them.
500
How many astronauts set foot on the moon? a) 1 b) 12 c) 23 d) over 100
b). 12 astronauts set foot on the moon. There were 23 astronauts sent into space.
500
True or false? Did Galileo invent the telescope?
False. Galileo used the telescope to look at planets and explore the solar system. Telescopes were invented a few years earlier.
500
Fill in the blanks. The ___________ doesn’t shine. It only reflects the _______’s light.
The moon doesn't shine. It only reflects the sun's light.
500
Sometimes, things fall down to Earth from space. Most of them burn up falling through the atmosphere, but some rocks end up landing on the ground. What are those rocks called?
Meteorites. Some have even fallen onto people!
500
When the sun dies, first it expands into a ________________ and then shrinks and turns into a ______________
The answers are: Red giant, white dwarf star.
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